[Oh - when he addresses her, she looks toward him and... neatly hides her hand behind her back, so that he doesn't have to look at it if he doesn't want to. She's doing her best to be considerate even now...]
... Я тоже. I.... thought the same.
[but she at least doesn't look too upset about that - ]
[He's honestly not sure if she's hiding it because she doesn't want people to have to look or because she doesn't want them to look, so that just means they can both awkwardly try and ignore the elephant missing fingers in the... hallway. Yes. They're doing great already.
Her apology gets a quick shake of the head -- he's stopped completely now and settled in so sure, they can just stand next to this problematic bedframe and hash things out.]
Eh... No, really, you shouldn't be apologizing. You couldn't have known what was going to happen; only our hosts could have known that. [a brief, flat pause directed either at the house or its staff or both, before he goes on] But now that we know they take these punishments and rules seriously...
Not run away.... People have told Anya 'vote for me instead' but... I cannot.
[it's a totally reasonable strategy, she thinks. if you're not sure who to vote for, and your friend gives you permission, you can probably vote for them and manage to avoid a punishment but also avoid having it on your consciousness that you might be voting for the wrong person.
but she can't do that. if it's anyone's life besides her own, she knows she can't treat the vote that lightly. it's too scary.]
Even if small chance... друзья. I cannot hurt my friends.
So... I will try to be... more smart next week.
[since this time around she's pretty sure she was just too stupid to vote with conviction]
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... Я тоже. I.... thought the same.
[but she at least doesn't look too upset about that - ]
I am sorry to worry...
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Her apology gets a quick shake of the head -- he's stopped completely now and settled in so sure, they can just stand next to this problematic bedframe and hash things out.]
Eh... No, really, you shouldn't be apologizing. You couldn't have known what was going to happen; only our hosts could have known that. [a brief, flat pause directed either at the house or its staff or both, before he goes on] But now that we know they take these punishments and rules seriously...
What are you going to do?
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Not run away.... People have told Anya 'vote for me instead' but... I cannot.
[it's a totally reasonable strategy, she thinks. if you're not sure who to vote for, and your friend gives you permission, you can probably vote for them and manage to avoid a punishment but also avoid having it on your consciousness that you might be voting for the wrong person.
but she can't do that. if it's anyone's life besides her own, she knows she can't treat the vote that lightly. it's too scary.]
Even if small chance... друзья. I cannot hurt my friends.
So... I will try to be... more smart next week.
[since this time around she's pretty sure she was just too stupid to vote with conviction]